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What I’ve realized bad employers and bosses can take a excellent employee and make them into a completely Hateful employee.

I submitted my resignation letter last week Friday. I am the heart of the organization so it really came as a shock to everyone. My reasons were everything you mentioned

Don’t you love when managers cross train you to do 2-3 jobs but still pay you the salary of working one. 🤠👍🏽

In my experience, people do not quit bad jobs. They leave to escape bad bosses.

I have had issues with lazy people not getting punished and management putting all the work on me. It has happened a few times . I love how they act surprised when i leave. Its not like i quit out of nowhere i try to work out issues before i do that. Once they stop listening then i have no other option.

Just quit, I was being bullied no stop at my job. Went to manager with documentation. They were gaslight me big time, the women admitted to cussing me out. I was told I was weak for being upset so I quit right then and there. I was done. I'm in healthcare.

My department has lost 75% of their staff in 12 months. The day I started, we had 20 people. The day I walked off, there were 5 remaining. At that point, there were the same amount of managers as there were employees. It was very tough to walk away because the benefits were beyond amazing. But sometimes even amazing benefits can't keep an employee there, especially if you have terrible management ruling over you. I couldn't take it one second longer. So I walked off, without notice. I was crying every day for 2 months straight.

Underappreciation and undervalue are two different things. My boss thinks having company hangouts on our off days should make us feel valued and part of the team but I’m not interested in the gossip and capitalizing on my free time. Micromanagers, bosses who manipulate employees into doing extra with no pay, gossip/backbiting, bosses with nothing to teach you… all reasons why good employees walk. They learn your weaknesses and do it better.

Management stealing ideas and credit for stuff they cant even do. So many ideas lost because someone copied it and didnt know how to do it.

As a manager, I make sure my team's happiness at work is the most important. Their work/life balance is top priority. If you work after hours on something, you get those hours back somewhere else. I make sure they have the tools they need to do their job. At weekly staff meetings, any individuals recognition of accomplishments and hard work are brought to the attention of the entire team, and thanked. I make sure they know 100% that I have their back, s**t does not roll down hill from me. Mistakes are not bad, they are learning experiences. Their titles match the job they are doing. And this part is difficult, but with persistence I usually get it done: they are paid what the market values them at, not what the accountants and HR think they should earn.

When i start getting micro mannaged i start looking for another job, i get shit done just leave me alone and let me do my job, unless im legitimately doing something illegal or if im pissing off other employees then talk to me about it, im a master in my trade i can negotiate but start micro managing me then im out once the micro management starts the greed kicks in and i dont work for greed

I have quit a good job because things started to get toxic and other coworkers were being lazy. Laziness disgusts me so much.

I’m an introvert and have worked at my job for more than 4 years and I have never been promoted. I have never felt appreciated at work and although I may work so hard I am not recognized for my hard work. New employees who come in and barely do their job but only talk have all been promoted because my supervisor favors them also getting paid more that I do and seeing this makes me want to quit all the time. I know I will shine somewhere else and not where my current job is but still it hurts to see this reality.

Quit last month Had enough of the chaos, lack of plan, lack of development, opportunities... Totally demotivated, denoralised. Unsppreciated. Undervalued.

#1 reason should be wages . Pay your people . Whoever came up with “ Money doesn’t bring happiness “ is full of sht ! Employees that don’t have to worry about money are more productive .

I totally relate to this! I used to work in a kitchen and had to quit due to harassment and constant gossip. But now, I'm working as a labourer at a mine and it's been a total game-changer! The employees are so supportive and kind, always willing to lend a helping hand. I finally feel comfortable and valued at work. Thanks for sharing your story, it's great to know I'm not alone!

Yes we need more people like you exposing bad bosses. Thank you, there is hope in humanity 🙏

I am a nurse. I left my last job due to having a toxic manager. She favored the male nurses at the expense of the females, often defending their poor work performance and getting angry with the women, whenever we pointed this out. So, the number of 45% of nurses leaving their jobs seems correct.

In 15 years of my career, I've never worked for a single company that prioritized employee happiness or retention. As someone who is a top performer on my current team, advocating for myself and standing up for myself has only led to disappointment and (literal) trouble. Unfortunately, the managers and companies most in need of this advice are either not looking for this information or they value it so lowly that it never comes to fruition in the real world.

Health care is an industry that is open 24/7/365. For the first time in my career, I am happy because I now have the financial means to work per diem. I had to give up most of my benefits (including health care) to get here. Working per diem, I choose my days/hours I want to work (I'm only required to work one holiday/year now). The job doesn't own me anymore. No amount of signing bonuses or shift differentials will make up for the work life balance and freedom I now enjoy.

Thank you, Mike. Great content! As a good employee leaving my current company, I want to add that it is so motivating to hear from a leader "how" your contribution matters, how it impacts the success of the team, why it is important. My manager made the mistake of telling me that certain tasks would be good for my career, but I am the type of person who values success in others more than just my own. She didn't understand me as a person after a year, and thinks everyone values climbing the corporate ladder at any cost. She is not the best listener, so that's probably why she ended up not understanding what I wanted. Leaders, please listen to your people and let your actions prove it!

All but one of my jobs over left at least partly because the boss and/or other employees are jerks

No bonus, burnt out, was once a star employee but slipped on some tasked due to exhaustion and became the target of anger everyday for 3 weeks from my boss (public humiliation through email, chat and in-person), no rest days anymore = I quit

How great leadership are you, Mike! I have learned a lot of knowledge from your videos.

Great videos, Mike!!

People quit on their boss, not the job.

Sadly, many employers refuse to acknowledge many of the facts you've provided. Accepting & acknowledging many of your points may assist with retention effects! 💪🏻🙋🏻‍♂️

I quit after for about 2 years being the MVP of the team, the only one in the team that could do many of the complex tasks and fix things if things broke (i work in IT). After having 5hrs of meetings straight, helping other people with their work and meetings with managers, i had my lunch break at 230pm. Meeting at 3pm where i was optional attendee, I said i came to listen only im eating lunch. Constantly asked me questions and 6 people on the call couldnt carry it themselves. I was later told i was "uncommitted" for not being fully available for call. I quit

This number is absolutely right. I’m in healthcare and the work load keeps increasing, no increase in pay, reviews do not reflect your hard work, and the response from my manager is “Stay the course.”

🖕🏽em dont give 2 weeks notice they dont give you 2 weeks notice b4 givin you the 👢

It’s hilarious that so many people think the path to success is being an employee. The majority of businesses are just run by some dude who’s trying to make a buck. Your growth and development isn’t on his agenda at all. This is true at small and big businesses. You need to get skills that you can market directly to the general public and get rid of the managers and business owners that suck up the profits you generate.

Great video as always

When I worked in retail it was always them expecting more of you all the time while giving no credit only complaining and not helping. They don’t care about you.

My boss shows me every day how much she appreciates me. It she was to leave, I would quit.

employees also uit hen they find out their bosses lie, and lack integrity. not keeping your word is harmful too.

This is a very interesting channel, and I am impressed with your content. I was a teacher for 15 years, but I was not loving it for many reasons for most of that time. It took me a very long time (and a pandemic) to get me to quit and look for something else. Now , I'm studying web development & computer science, and i love the subject and work but had a bad experience in my first development job. I left after a year, and now I'm back looking for a new job...

Your videos are amazing, started at the new company inherented employees that had very low moral due to last manager. Was able to turn it around and work flow has improved by 125% with the same staff. Staff so happy they all come in early to be there for morning agenda meeting.

The Worst is when you are assigned a work activity and your acces to do the work consists of having to BEG for the equipment that you are assigned to work on to be released to you. I cant express the frustration.....I get it,production is needed but,assigning work while machinery is running tells me that responsibilities are being just transferred and not managed.

I worked for someone who offered us a bonus for hitting a long list of items one year. As the year went on, we hit goal after goal and it looked like we were on target to get the full $1000 (don’t fall off your chair) bonus. At the end of the year, we were called to a meeting. We assumed that the checks were written, but we were handed our job descriptions and told that we all had to add a task to our job description to get the bonus. They lost a lot of good people that year and irreparably hurt a team that had worked together very well. So toxic!

1.) Not getting supplies needed for the job. 2.) Not getting any training. 3.) Closed door policy from the bosses. 4.) Co-workers trash talking

This is so important to speak up for yourself! As a young woman being outspoken, people so quick to think you have an attitude when clearly they the problem lol. I'm one hella of good one. I noticed from jobs is favortism and mircromanging and trying to make GOOD employees quit.. Don't share your business in workolace neither, dont trust no one.

I just quit my toxic boss. She said to me that she would have fired my coworker and promoted me into her position. She also said she would’ve paid me more than my current company ever could. She was also upset that I only gave her two weeks notice. So thankful I left.

The two weeks notice is a scam with corporations that fire on a whim with a less than 24 hours notice. Use the two weeks notice if you want to maintain a good reference with the company in your work history.

My biggest peeve is employers who claim non discrimination policies but ignore every sign of harassment. So stupid employees just get away with being jerks

I have had sooo many jobs (mainly service and retail) and for sooo long I felt like " I " was the problem. Now at age 52, I'm starting to realize it's just standard protocol with all these crappy chicken sh*t positions. These employers don't want to retain anyone. Once employees have figured the system , they try to run these employees out of their establishment to try to maintain decent morale at the company resulting in high turnover. Profit is number one. Employees are an expendable resource.

Throughout my career, I haven't worked for a single business that puts employee retention or enjoyment first. Being the best player on my current squad, I have found that speaking up for and defending myself has only resulted in disappointment and (actual) difficulty. Sadly, the managers and businesses who may benefit from this guidance the most are either not looking for it or value it so little that it never materializes in practice. No bonus, employee burnout from the abuse many employees endured, being overworked and humiliated in public by my supervisor via chat, emails, and in-person interactions, along with the elimination of rest days, all occurred throughout the course of three weeks. What are they to anticipate?

I agree with everything you said. For me the work life balance is most important. If you're an apathetic boss who can't support flexible arrangements for those (especially mothers) who are their kids' primary caregivers, that's a huge red flag in my book.

Companies also need to stop promoting bad employees. The last employer I worked for would always promote employees who were terrible at their jobs while others who are far more talented would NOT get picked. The reasons for this are because it’s all in “who they know” or who they would be able to kiss up to during the interview. The company would always claim that they would post the position(s) to be “fair” while already knowing who they want (weather they are good or not) and wasting everyone else’s time and energy. There should always be a practical part of the interview. I can’t always speak to what I do, but I can sure show you.

As a manager I make sure my employees are great and I look after them especially my good ones

At my job the team leader lets their friends pretty much do what they want. The other team members are expected to perform at a high level. The company doesn't seem to want to address the problem. This makes me think about finding another job. Any advice?

The Thing about personal growth is a reason im looking outside my company for a new job. I just find it very hard to get into a new position as my current employer pays more for me than others would for the more demanding job that requires more expertise and knowledge.

I work in a factory and we have to work a lot of mandatory overtime. We can't keep people and 90% of the people are under the age of 25. Because of this we get a lot of absenteeism, especially over the weekend. Working extreme hours doing fast paced work keeps older more mature people away. And the kids that work there job hop like there's no tomorrow.

I'm in healthcare, admin working to become more clinical. It's a heinous work environment that I wouldn't recommend to anyone. So many points in this video apply to where I am.

I can tell you I'm going through some bs at my current place of employment. I'm treated like a red head step child. Every action is criticised but not in a trying to make you do better way. Even when I do better or even do a job way above my expectations. I noticed its because I simply don't kiss a$$.

Always bad management, bad coworkers.

I enjoy my job but the people I work with don't seem to show the same passion. I work as a kitchen porter and it's part of the job to keep the kitchen clean and hygienic to a high standard, however the other kitchen porters I work with don't care about the hygiene standards. They rarely change the mop heads, clean the bin room and the bins and seem to think that just spraying the chopping boards with water and no soap is okay. They wash the floor with dirty water as well. I've tried pointing this out to management but it falls on deaf ears. I am the only one that checks we have enough chemicals, PPE and equipment in stock to clean the kitchen and notify the Head Chef what needs to be ordered.The other kitchen porters seem to think that all the job entails is just washing up and putting it away. We all get paid the same amount and I'm fed up as I don't get any recognition for what I actually do. I don't know if it's because I'm a woman and the others are men but I'm looking for somewhere else. One of the other kitchen porters who I enjoyed working with (because he took pride in keeping the kitchen clean to a high standard) has already left because of the same reasons.

The “keep bonus” actually works. Convinced me to stay in a role😂

Every one's got one/arse like most bosses. Power trippers.

I got praised constantly but I carried the short-staffed department and wasn't paid well. As soon as I had an issue (I told someone I shouldn't that I was quitting) I got pulled into a meeting with my bosses and HR. I was given a letter of Reprimand, told that I had no reason to complain and informed that the pay I was hired at is all I was entitled to. I put in notice right then. My workplace had events but my end of day was always before they started. They also had a scheme where managers could write on a little card when an employee had done something they liked and that would be entered for a drawing that might result in money. That was our bonus...

Lack of flexibility is a big one. Companies are imposing dictatorial mandates in their policies in recent years in a way they never did on a widescale in the past, with zero respect for employees individual rights, boundaries, personal beliefs, unique needs, etc. This is especially true of big companies. Companies have gotten too big in general, and this leads to less flexibility. We need more small businesses which helps there to be more interaction between employees and leaders.

New sub . 😊 Hi great video. I’m in the healthcare field and you are absolutely correct on the numbers! I experienced these 5 things from my key term “Previous employer “ 1)Under appreciated 2)understaff /short-staffed = both patient and staff hazards 3)My boss is a jerk / Implements a favoritism bias environment 4)Does not allow room for growth opportunity and development 5) experience work exhaustion, both mental and physical 😢 Know, you’re worth, and never allow an employer to treat you this way !!! When you are a talented skilled person always strive for the best😊

I work for money, everything else is horse shet!

I’m in retail. 5 years this summer. I hate it………

I'm looking for other jobs now and resigning the moment i think I'm doing well in an application. I love my job, i hate my managers and my pay. I got bitched at today for taking initiative and getting the ball rolling on something that's going to change standard process for one of my departments core tasks, just testing it - not actively changing anything. They were mad at me for doing it at a time when i shouldn't have but they never said i shouldn't do it, they told my team a very specific thing we weren't allowed to do at specific times and what i was working on was not on that list

Mostly it's just because they are not happy with their position in the organisation. Plenty of very good employees get overlooked year in, year out because they are not seen as the "right fit" for the next level up. Promoting 1 person is also, in a very real way, a demotion for everyone else if it creates an additional tier and a new management layer which existing members need to report in to.

I've called corporate and nothing was done. As a matter of fact my schedule was switched so I can leave later. I work for a home improvement store (home de@@t). I'm a older female working my tail off in my department. Not appreciated and the other young man that works with me just sits there and does nothing. While I'm cleaning, sales, etc..... Reason why I refuse to buy anything there. I need a job so I need to stick around. I don't have a car so I walk to and from work 4 miles in total for the last 2 yrs and 7 months. Leave my job not that easy I'm alone and I have bills to pay.

My principal back in elementary once told me and my classmate that “ There’s people working from their fingers to their bones, then suddenly they going to stop.”

Currently a EVS at a hospital. Not happy here anymore and currently looking elsewhere.

I’m about to Quit my job at the real real due to burn out. The pay, not appreciated. I wake up every day and i say another day in hell.

Quiet quitters also chase off the best workers. A 50 cent an hour pay raise is an insult. Don't try to trade a living wage for pizza parties.

You want to know the actual reason because most bosses are selfish pieces of crap who are only concerned about their bottom line and pushing their workers as hard as they can

I quit today I knew if I would have stayed there I would have died. It was time. Now the anxiety is going away and I feel free. I know I sound dramatic but I tried going to work today and had a panic attack I couldn’t even make it to the building and was sobbing. I started to see thru my bosses bs and his boss tried to change things but it was too late. I’m the 5th person that has quit. I’m a good damn worker to the point where I’ve had the safety team and upper management know I’m good. I’m so hurt that I’m thinking about going on disability it was that bad. I was making pretty good money to but I’ll take a pay cut if I have to just to be in a better place. Everyone was starting to become super toxic even me and I owned up to it no one else could. I tried for 4 months and now I’m just done.

Many employers are to blame! They don't appreciate their good employees. They work them to death without giving them a pay raise. They don't give any incentives to work hard and do your best (such as: cash bonuses, better health care insurance, promotions). Many employers want to get as much work out of people for the least amount of money. If you want some kind of advancement, many times you HAVE TO QUIT and bring your experience and skills to other companies. Also: coming to work with a nasty attitude and taking it out on your co-workers is a great way to lose good employees. Non-work related discussions about sensitivity training, sexual harassments, and company mottos are a big turn off to me. I just want to go to work, do my job, and go home. Please don't waste my time with any corporate nonsense!

The retail is the worst place to grow. Om my work i broke my back for 6 months as manager and assistant manger (50hours per week) and the company just ignored that.. no raise no promotion. But the most funny think is when i sent an email to my bosses to tell them that i tired and need help and raise...(we with you...). Every month i'm making them around 10K-16K of revenue. since 3 weeks they put a sneaky manager that like to kiss my boss's ... i stated to look elsewhere already..ready to fly... About the bonuses we have them but it almost impossible to get them and they very but very small...

I've quit jobs for vacation issues than any other reason. Retired at 67 now, I've quit a lot of jobs over the years. I've had jobs that simply didn't have vacation at all, work until you burn out. On another job, the supervisor denied all my vacation requests that had to be submitted 6 weeks in advance, in writing. Then, at the end of the year, he told me "Since you didn't take your vacation, you lose it." Vacation that was approved getting canceled the day before it was scheduled to start. It's almost comical to be told "We don't have anyone that can do your job while you're gone." Don't they realize that I'm going to be gone permanently (and suddenly)?

The management where i work gets bonuses for turning workers into titles when they dont deserve them and are not responsible enough to handle them. My managers are rarely seen. They definitely spend more time on vacays vs the actuall work floor

Some people would take less money for less stress.

I am a high performer in high tech engineering for 20 years. I can handle 60h weeks indefinitely. I love my work and look forward to going to work on Mondays. I self train to get even better in my core areas, and broaden my skills to be more full rounded. All that basically for free to my employer. And I have quit many jobs, about 50% of the time it was a change in life circumstances. Otherwise, these are my reasons, in order of importance: 1. Bad boss, or bad boss' boss. 2. Bad recent hires that are tolerated. I want to work with other high performers, not leftovers. Poor teamwork, incompetence, these are all corrosive to team performance 3. Not supporting my professional development all the while taking full advantage of it 4. Lack of performance bonuses while people in management get performance bonuses for my work Surprisingly, salary was never my reason for quitting. Oh yeah, I am in the process of quitting now.

Fairness… all I asked for a was rotating schedules (I work 4 10 hour shifts) and two of the employees constantly get Fridays and Mondays off every week. I asked for rotating schedules for the fairness which wouldn’t take their 3 day weekends away completely, it would just allow others to have that option too. I got ripped apart by the employees

In retail im one of them was devoted unappreciated and unvalued my manager says it's not what lindsey wants 17 years no growth

The main reason > Because evil bullies (undiagnosed sociopaths) make everything to push down good employees, envy, micromanagement, discrimination, and we end up leaving when our mental health cries for help🤷‍♀️

I have a good interview story about the nasty stuff that happened and is currently happening at my city job

I just want money to survive. I earn 8k/year while my US colleagues earn $90k/year. We literally do the same work. I can't even afford a used Corolla from 2006. When I get praised and win awards, I honestly feel bitter rather than celebrated because nice words don't pay the bills.

My newly self appointed manager after my bosses death is an alcoholic, along with two other employees. They love telling me what to do and feel that saying they cannot or are not interested in doing something is acceptable. The 3 of them are in their 50-60's and feel elite to me, yet none of them can use a computer or the machines required for the job. They are old men living with their parents and children and waste money on alcohol and drugs, yet they criticise me for using a laundry mat once a week and spending a fraction of what they spend on alcohol, on ready cooked meals.

I never overwork my staff especially if we are short on staff

Do you really need to submit a regitnation

When companies hire "quota" people and pay them more than the people already working there. Then they LET them sit there and do nothing BUT expect you to do their work!

Why I quit was because my fellow co workers started rumors bout me that wasn't true so I just booked it got another job

I am the bedrock of the department. The more im told that, without any benefit to me, the worse it is. Id rather then say nothing. I've asked what i can do to become more valuable to the organization... and the answer was nothing.

What is really needed are more employee owned businesses like M.A.Ford. When employees have skin in the game and are not publicly traded there is more control over who is the President or CEO and everything else that happens to create a productive culture. Apple had no committees when Steve Jobs was the CEO.

I quit my job recently because the leadership made the job unnecessarily strenuous on the body, and kept postponing making the job more physically managable, always saying, "we are looking at a solution to this problem", but no deadline, no open communication with the ground people, this went on for +2 years, meanwhile the bodies of me and my colleagues paid the price.

No penalty for doing less than nothing , no reward for doing everything. the only reward for doing hard work is more hard work, not more hours or more pay, just more work that's you reward. The daily struggle is real...terminal slackers get a free pass, but if the hard worker starts to quiet quit ohh no,suddenly your the called out one. Stick it, I just watched 3 employees do less than nothing in front of you for 1.5 hours strait.

Not able do analysis the work needs with the volume and hours, burn out no longer allowing health balance. Lucky the early retirement option works and not looking back.

When you have staff or people that work for you think how can i get this person a payrise. Look for potential qualites like yoh would for your own kids and nourish them. You will end up with team members who will advise you how to save money on a project. That means they really care.

1.Low Pay 2. Making Employee do multiple jobs but not paying them more 3. Micromanaging 4. Trash Management 5. Toxic Work Environments 6. Not hiring employees company keeping skeleton crew 7. Not giving Proper promotion/raises when earned. These things should be merit based not based on work politics. 8. No nepotism

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I would say in healthcare the number is probably close to 70 percent

O have been working very hard for a company for 7 years in March and I am still part time.

I'm in healthcare. None of my employers care about quality work or quality employees. Just cheap and those that do no use their brain, cheap robots only please.